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Nantucket’s mandatory recycling program was established in July of 1996. All residential and commercial property owners or occupants are required to recycle. The Material Recovery Facility (MRF) provides a single drop-off area for all source-separated recyclable and household waste.
Food scraps and mixed paper. This includes, for example, pizza/food boxes, paper towels, paper bags, newspapers, magazines, tissues, coffee grounds, pet waste.
Note: waxed paper items (and all other items made from a mix of materials) go in Non-Recyclable & Non-Compostable Waste.
Household waste items that do not belong in the other streams. This includes: plastic bags and other plastic film, Styrofoam, plastic wrappers, chip bags, milk cartons, cleaning wipes, diapers, incandescent lights, textiles that are not reusable (you can leave your reusable textiles at the Take-It-or-Leave-It), and all items and packaging made from a mix of materials (when possible, please separate items made from a mix of materials into their separate waste streams).
* All items should be clean and empty, and must be contained in clear plastic bags.
** All loads must be covered when en-route to the landfill. Fines can be issued for trash blowing from vehicles.
This page was last updated on August 19, 2019.
01-01-21 Closed New Years Day
01-18-21 Closed Martin Luther King Day
02-15-21 Closed Washington's Birthday
04-04-21 Closed Easter Sunday
04-19-21 Closed Patriots Day
05-31-21 Closed Memorial Day
07-04-21 Closed July 4th
09-06-21 Closed Labor Day
10-11-21 Closed Columbus Day
11-11-21 Closed Veterans Day
11-25-21 Closed Thanksgiving Day
12-24-21 Closing at noon Christmas Eve
12-25-21 Closed Christmas Day
12-31-21 Closing at noon New Years Eve
01-01-22 Closed New Years Day
For inquiries about Landfill hours and operations, please contact Waste Options at (508) 228-4283